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Etymology

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From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *wara.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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わら (wara

  1. : straw
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      (わら)(むしろ)(つく)
      wara de mushiro o tsukuru
      to make a mat from straw

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Ainu: ワラ (wara)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN